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Custom Rigs: Page 65

Custom Rigs
‘Uno Mas’ 379
Dragon-themed 1999 Pete
April 10, 2019
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Rick Mehlfelt’s 2005 Kenworth W900L
The rig sports a 500-hp Cat with a 13-speed Eaton-Fuller with just 750,000 miles.
April 9, 2019
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Custom Rigs
Video: ‘Just Passing Thru’
Owner Dustin Bates runs through the history of his 1984 Freightliner FLC120.
April 9, 2019
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Stepping back into the past
Views of antique trucks on display at MATS
April 8, 2019
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Phillip Clayton’s 2005 Peterbilt 379
The rig, named “Nitro Circus,” features a 550-hp Acert Cat with an 18-speed and 3:55 rears.
April 5, 2019
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Walking through MATS show trucks
Views from the 2019 PKY Truck Beauty Championship
April 4, 2019
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Ohio-based bulk asphalt hauler J.D. Howard’s custom 1995 KW W900L, with an older A-model feel
VIDEO: In addition to a down-to-the-frame refurbishment of many of the mechanical components of the truck, Howard invested in Jones Performance’s older A-model-style hood for the W900L and an 66-inch ICT flattop sleeper built to resemble a classic Double Eagle-style model, giving the rig an overall retro feel.
April 2, 2019
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Custom Rigs
David Hosteter’s 1988 Hendrickson VT100
It was one of the last Hendrickson trucks built before the company transitioned to focus solely on suspensions and related systems. The truck featured a Cummins N14 with a Fuller 13-speed and 3:70 rears.
April 2, 2019
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Custom Rigs
‘Second Time Around’
1980 Pete COE gets second life making truck show rounds
April 1, 2019
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MATS show rigs light up the lot
The custom rigs in display and in competition at the Mid-America Trucking Show this week popped in the day time, but at night, they became a festival of lights. See a full walk-through of the light show from Big Rig Videos here.
March 30, 2019
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Check out this collection of antique rigs on display at MATS
A one-minute walkthrough of antique trucks put on display by the American Truck Historical Society at the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville, KY.
March 30, 2019
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Photos: Antique trucks on display throughout MATS
Members of the American Truck Historical Society’s Kentucky and Indiana chapters brought a fleet’s worth of antique trucks out to the Mid-America Trucking Show. The trucks will be on display throughout the show, March 28-30, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville.
March 29, 2019
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More views of stunning show trucks at MATS
Catch more views of the stunning rigs competing in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship ongoing through Saturday at MATS.
March 28, 2019
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Photos: Show trucks getting shined up for MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show doesn’t officially kick off until Thursday, but show truck owners are already hard at work at the Paul K. Young Truck Beauty Contest polishing their rigs for the event. Some of the trucks on display at the show truck lot can be seen below:
March 27, 2019
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Custom Rigs
Truck racing rookie captures checkered flag at Bandit Series season opener
Two racers’ rigs flipped during crashes at Mobile International Speedway, and truck racing rookie Bendeguz Molnar, from Hungary, picked up the win in his first-ever oval track race.
March 26, 2019
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Custom Rigs
Mike Wilbur’s 2015 Peterbilt 389
This 2015 Peterbilt 389 glider, owned by Mike Wilbur, features a 1999 Cummins ISX with an 18-speed, Neway suspension, 46,000-pound full-locking axles with 3:55 rears. The rig also sports a 20,000-pound silent drive steerable pusher axle.
March 26, 2019
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Brandon Arter’s 2018 Kenworth W900
The rig sports a 1999-model 550-hp Caterpillar 3406E with 1,650 ft-lb of torque backed by a 13-speed heavy-duty Eaton-Fuller with 3:55 rears.
March 22, 2019
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Green flag drops on 2019 Bandit truck racing series this weekend
The events at Mobile International Speedway in Mobile, Alabama, will begin with the Fan Series Truck Show at 11 a.m. Gates at the track will open at 3 p.m., followed by a driver meet-and-greet at 5 p.m. and racing at 7 p.m.
March 21, 2019
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